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Roy Thinnes (born April 6. 1938) is an American television actor.

Roy Thinnes

Born in Chicago, Thinnes is best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the 1967 television series The Invaders. He also played Alfred Wentworth, in the pilot episode of Law & Order. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film, "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun" (also known as "Doppelgänger"). Played Ben Quick in the short-lived television series The Long Hot Summer (TV series 1965-1966), which ran on ABC.

Another short-lived series in which Thinnes starred was The Psychiatrist. The pilot for the series, a TV movie called The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (also known as The Psychiatrist: Children of the Lotus Eaters) starred Pete Duel in the role of Casey Poe, a former drug addict and patient of Thinnes, in the title role of the unconventional psychiatrist, Dr. James Whitman.

He also appeared as intrepid writer and investigator of the supernatural David Norliss in 1973's The Norliss Tapes, a pilot for an unproduced TV series. Played a suspicious schoolmaster in TV movie Satan's School for Girls with Kate Jackson.

Thinnes played Roger Collins in the 1991 revival of TV's Dark Shadows.

Thinnes also appeared on General Hospital as Phil Brewer from 1963 to 1966, and on One Life to Live as Sloan Carpenter from 1992 to 1995.

As well, Thinnes made three appearances in the X-Files ('Herrenvolk' (1996), 'Talitha Cumi' (1996),'This Is Not Happening (2001)), starring as Jeremiah Smith, an alien rebel X-files informant with healing and shape-shifting abilities.

• Roy Thinnes's first Primetime role was in The Long Hot Summer (TV series 1965-1966). During its run he received around 1500 letters a week from mainly lovelorn women. During this time he appeared on the cover of TV Guide (April 9-15 1966 issue) for his one and only time.

• Roy also appeared in the three-hour, 1995 TV mini-series 'The Invaders' starring Scott Bakula, in which he would return as David Vincent, although a lot older.

• Roy Thinnes at the Internet Movie Database
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